From 1912 the building of this museum contained offices for the earliest Albanian government, a role it held for half a century. In what is now Vlore County there were a host of ancient cities, and the Museum of Historic Relics is where many artefacts discovered at these sites are on display.
Vlore also witnessed some momentous events in 20th-century Albanian history and there are displays devoted to this period. Naturally the declaration of independence features prominently, but you can also find out about the Vlore War in 1920 between Italian forces and Albanian nationalists.
